Papers by Spyridon Tantaros
Τύποι γονέων και κοινωνική συμπεριφορά κατά την παιδική και εφηβική ηλικία
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals), Jun 30, 2022
Childhood Peer Victimization, Identity Diffusion and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Emerging Adults
Emerging adulthood, Jun 14, 2021
Childhood peer victimization (CPV) has been associated with clinical and subclinical forms of dis... more Childhood peer victimization (CPV) has been associated with clinical and subclinical forms of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs). However, less is known about the mechanisms involved in this association, especially in emerging adulthood. The present study examined the relationship between harmfulness of the CPV experiences, identity diffusion and DEBs using Structural Equation Modeling. Emphasis was given in the investigation of the indirect effect of CPV harmfulness on DEBs through identity diffusion. Data from 414 emerging adults was collected via an online questionnaire. The analysis indicated significant direct effects of CPV harmfulness on both restrictive and binge-eating. More importantly, findings supported the indirect relationship between CPV harmfulness and binge-eating through identity diffusion. Results provide preliminary support for the role of CPV harmfulness and identity diffusion as contributing factors in the development of DEBs in emerging adults. Implications for future research are discussed.
Magis: Revista Internacional de Investigación en Educación, Mar 4, 2016
E. (2016). L'utilisation des prises de notes dans le cadre d'une activité scientifique chez les e... more E. (2016). L'utilisation des prises de notes dans le cadre d'une activité scientifique chez les enfants de 5 à 12 ans. magis,
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, Jan 19, 2016
The existence of individual differences in trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) makes the inve... more The existence of individual differences in trait emotional intelligence (trait EI) makes the investigation of factors that contribute to such variations critical. Given the paucity of research in this area, the purpose of this study was the examination of the relationship between parenting styles and trait EI in an adolescent population. The sample of our study consisted of 127 adolescents (M age = 16.4, SD = 0.96; 42.2% female) from Greek schools, 15-19 years old, who were asked to complete questionnaires of perceived parenting (Parental Authority Questionnaire-PAQ) and trait EI (Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Adolescent Short Form-TEIQue-ASF). The estimation of the association between parenting scores and trait EI was based on a multivariable mixed-effects regression model. An association between parenting styles and trait EI, statistically significant for authoritativeness (b = 0.27, z = 3.92, p < 0.001) and marginally significant for authoritarianism (b =-0.10, z =-1.77, p = 0.08), emerged even after controlling for a set of potential predictors of trait EI. Additionally, statistically significant associations of adolescents' gender (b =-0.29, z =-2.37, p = 0.02) and parental education (b = 0.32, z = 2.54, p = 0.01) with trait EI were found. These findings provide insight in the field of trait EI antecedents and underline the potential significance of primary prevention programs with parents that aim to develop trait EI at a young age.
Les relations de la réussite scolaire avec la continuité et la discontinuité des milieux scolaire et familial en grèce
Cette etude examine les relations de la reussite scolaire des eleves de l'ecole primaire, mes... more Cette etude examine les relations de la reussite scolaire des eleves de l'ecole primaire, mesuree par leurs notes a la fin de l'annee scolaire, avec la continuite et la discontinuite des reponses des enseignants et des parents de ces memes eleves au meme questionnaire. La recherche a ete effectuee dans quatre regions urbaines de grece (le piree, salonique, rethymnon et volos). Des questionnaires identiques ont ete distribues a 240 enseignants et 2400 parents de la premiere, deuxieme, cinquieme et sixieme classe, dans quinze ecoles de chaque region, appartenant a des niveaux socio-economiques differents. L'analyse par ch-deux a revele une dependance de la continuite des reponses a certaines questions avec les notes elevees. La discontinuite des reponses aux memes questions est liee aux notes moyennes et mauvaises. Les questions significatives portent sur la structuration du milieu scolaire et familial (attitudes adoptees par rapport a certains aspects de la vie scolaire et familiale), l'organisation des activites de loisirs, ainsi que sur des variables comme les professions, le niveau educatif des personnes interrogees et les qualites desirees pour un enfant. La discussion sur les resultats obtenus suggere la continuation des recherches et en fait des propositions.
Ψυχολογία. Το περιοδικό της Ελληνικής Ψυχολογικής Εταιρείας, Nov 18, 2022
Parental rejection is a significant predictor of adolescents' social adjustment, including victim... more Parental rejection is a significant predictor of adolescents' social adjustment, including victimization. Despite the fact that parenting research has largely neglected the role of the father, there are indications that paternal acceptance can play a protective role against maternal rejection. The purpose of the present study was to clarify the effect of maternal rejection indicators on victimization, and to examine whether paternal acceptance moderates this effect, in a cross-cultural sample of 846 (Mage = 12.63, SDage = 1.01, Ngirls = 403) of Greek (N = 471) and Cypriot (N = 375) early adolescents, following a short-term longitudinal research design (six-month interval). Students completed self-report measures. Results indicated that the maternal rejection had a strong effect on victimization six months later, even when taking into account initial victimization levels, and that paternal acceptace moderated this effect to a large extend. The findings are discussed and suggestions for future research are given.
Longitudinal associations between parental rejection and bullying/victimization
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Dec 7, 2017
ABSTRACT The present study investigated the direction of the relationship between parental reject... more ABSTRACT The present study investigated the direction of the relationship between parental rejection and children’s engagement in bullying and victimization. Using a cross-lagged design, we examined whether (a) bullying and victimization predict an increase in parental rejection six months later, (b) parental rejection predicts an increase in bullying and victimization six months later, and (c) there is a reciprocal association between bullying/victimization and parental rejection. The participants were 846 early adolescents (mean age = 12.63 years) randomly selected from primary and secondary schools in Cyprus and Greece (375 Cypriots, 471 Greek students) and their parents. Children completed a translated version of the Personal Experiences Checklist – (PECK) and the Rejection subscale of the Parental Acceptance/Rejection Questionnaire. The results showed that parental rejection at Time 1 predicted significantly victimization at Time 2. Parental rejection however, was not a significant predictor of bullying. Moreover, bullying and victimization at Time 1 predicted significantly parental rejection at Time 2. These results provide further insight at the theoretical level in as far our understanding of the familial dynamics in bullying victimization and may provide clinical implications in relation to counselling of victimized children and their parents.
Children
In this study, we adopted parenting styles as a multidimensional and latent construct that includ... more In this study, we adopted parenting styles as a multidimensional and latent construct that includes different aspects of parenting, rather than solely focusing on a single parenting style. In a Web-based survey with 1203 Greek parents, we identified parenting styles and their SDQ reports on their children. According to our results by Latent Profile Analysis, we must use a more complex approach concerning parenting styles. We identified a “Highly Authoritative style” profile with high levels of authoritative, low levels of authoritarian and middle levels of permissive parenting styles. We additionally identified a profile called “Relaxed Authoritative style”, with still high but lower levels of authoritative style, low but slightly heightened levels of authoritarian style, and middle levels of permissive style. A further profile, named “Permissive Focused Authoritative style”, had a mix of high levels of authoritative, moderate levels of permissive, and elevated levels of authoritari...
Psychology: the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society
Parental rejection is a significant predictor of adolescents’ social adjustment, including victim... more Parental rejection is a significant predictor of adolescents’ social adjustment, including victimization. Despite the fact that parenting research has largely neglected the role of the father, there are indications that paternal acceptance can play a protective role against maternal rejection. The purpose of the present study was to clarify the effect of maternal rejection indicators on victimization, and to examine whether paternal acceptance moderates this effect, in a cross-cultural sample of 846 (Mage = 12.63, SDage = 1.01, Ngirls = 403) of Greek (N = 471) and Cypriot (N = 375) early adolescents, following a short-term longitudinal research design (six-month interval). Students completed self-report measures. Results indicated that the maternal rejection had a strong effect on victimization six months later, even when taking into account initial victimization levels, and that paternal acceptace moderated this effect to a large extend. The findings are discussed and suggestions f...
L'organisation d'un texte procédural chez des enfants de 8 à 11 ans
La Lettre de l'AIRDF, 2005
Martí Eduardo, Tantaros Spyros. L'organisation d'un texte procédural chez des enfants de ... more Martí Eduardo, Tantaros Spyros. L'organisation d'un texte procédural chez des enfants de 8 à 11 ans. In: La Lettre de l'AIRDF, n°37, 2005/2. pp. 10-15
Parent-Adolescent Conflict and Adolescents' Adaptation: A Longitudinal Study of Albanian Immigrant Youth Living in Greece
International Journal of Developmental Science, 2011
This paper investigates the relationship between the frequency of parent-adolescent conflict and ... more This paper investigates the relationship between the frequency of parent-adolescent conflict and the quality of adaptation of immigrant Albanian adolescents and of their native Greek classmates. Aims of the present study were:(a) to compare the frequency of immigrant and ...
Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-eax-10.1177_21676968211020565 for Childhood Peer Victimization, I... more Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-eax-10.1177_21676968211020565 for Childhood Peer Victimization, Identity Diffusion and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Emerging Adults by Maria Markou, Kyriakos Charalampous, Spyridon Tantaros and Panayiotis Stavrinides in Emerging Adulthood
L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature, 2007
This paper attempts to present an overview of studies that have been conducted in Greece during r... more This paper attempts to present an overview of studies that have been conducted in Greece during recent years on the subject of emergent literacy and, more precisely, on preschoolers' acquisition of writing. Its aim is to present the studies focusing on the subject from an "invented spelling" perspective and to discuss the results obtained. Results seem to be in accordance with the results obtained by similar studies in other countries and in different languages, thus supporting the idea of the existence of a universal character to the ways preschool children conceptualise writing.
Psychology: the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 2020
Previous research suggests that the origins of perfectionism lie in parental factors. The present... more Previous research suggests that the origins of perfectionism lie in parental factors. The present study examined how parenting style and family perfectionism is associated with the manifestation of perfectionism in a sample of 855 Greek university students, using the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), the Family Almost Perfect Scale (FAPS) and the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ). The subscales of APS-R and FAPS are combined to provide three types of personal and family perfectionism respectively (adaptive, maladaptive, absence of perfectionism), whereas PAQ distinguishes three parenting styles (authoritarian, permissive, authoritative). The authoritative parenting style was positively associated with adaptive perfectionism in both genders and negatively associated with maladaptive perfectionism among women, the authoritarian parenting style was positively associated with maladaptive perfectionism among men, whereas the permissive parenting style was positively associated w...
Journal of Science Education, 2004
Resumen Se presentan los resultados de una investigación en niños de preescolar sobre las represe... more Resumen Se presentan los resultados de una investigación en niños de preescolar sobre las representaciones conectadas con el fenómeno de flotación / inmersión de cuerpos sólidos en el agua. Inicialmente se hizo un acercamiento a este problema mediante la bibliografía pertinente y se discutieron los términos bajo los cuales los niños pueden formar un modelo de precursor científicamente compatible de flotación / inmersión. Con base en la investigación planificada y en la estructura de entrevistas individuales se hizo que los niños predijeran la inmersión o flotación posible de cubos con materiales diversos y de tamaños diferentes. Después que ellos realizaron sus experimentaciones se les pidió que compararan los resultados experimentales con sus pronósticos iniciales y dieran sus explicaciones. Tras analizar las respuestas de niños, se observó que varios de ellos se condujeron en las dos direcciones, construcción de un modelo de precursor con base en la naturaleza del material y el mejoramiento cualitativo general de razonar.
Childhood Peer Victimization, Identity Diffusion and Disordered Eating Behaviors in Emerging Adults
Emerging adulthood, 2021
Childhood peer victimization (CPV) has been associated with clinical and subclinical forms of dis... more Childhood peer victimization (CPV) has been associated with clinical and subclinical forms of disordered eating behaviors (DEBs). However, less is known about the mechanisms involved in this association, especially in emerging adulthood. The present study examined the relationship between harmfulness of the CPV experiences, identity diffusion and DEBs using Structural Equation Modeling. Emphasis was given in the investigation of the indirect effect of CPV harmfulness on DEBs through identity diffusion. Data from 414 emerging adults was collected via an online questionnaire. The analysis indicated significant direct effects of CPV harmfulness on both restrictive and binge-eating. More importantly, findings supported the indirect relationship between CPV harmfulness and binge-eating through identity diffusion. Results provide preliminary support for the role of CPV harmfulness and identity diffusion as contributing factors in the development of DEBs in emerging adults. Implications fo...
De la représentation du monde aux modèles précurseurs de la physique: fantômes dans la Zone du Développement Proximal des enfants de 5-6 ans
Cet article est centree a l'etude de la construction par les enfants de 5-6 ans des modeles p... more Cet article est centree a l'etude de la construction par les enfants de 5-6 ans des modeles precurseurs (Lemeignan et Weil-Barais, 1993) des phenomenes physiques differents et, plus specialement de celui de la formation de l'ombre. On presente des exemples d'une strategie utilisee par les enfants pour construire un modele precurseur de l'ombre qu'on appelle « prediction-constat-interpretation » et on va essayer de: a) demontrer que la construction de ce modele pourrait representer une etape dans leur developpement cognitif, resultant de l'etablissement de leur ZDP, b) critiquer l'utilisation ambigue du concept de ZDP dans le cadre de la recherche effectuee en didactique des sciences physiques. L'evocation du concept ZDP sans une exactitude adaptee aux situations concretes, construit une reference theorique fausse et impertinente pour la recherche en didactique, tandis que le concept du modele precurseur parait conduire vers un champ ou la construction...
Les relations de la réussite scolaire avec la continuité et la discontinuité des milieux scolaire et familial en grèce
Cette etude examine les relations de la reussite scolaire des eleves de l'ecole primaire, mes... more Cette etude examine les relations de la reussite scolaire des eleves de l'ecole primaire, mesuree par leurs notes a la fin de l'annee scolaire, avec la continuite et la discontinuite des reponses des enseignants et des parents de ces memes eleves au meme questionnaire. La recherche a ete effectuee dans quatre regions urbaines de grece (le piree, salonique, rethymnon et volos). Des questionnaires identiques ont ete distribues a 240 enseignants et 2400 parents de la premiere, deuxieme, cinquieme et sixieme classe, dans quinze ecoles de chaque region, appartenant a des niveaux socio-economiques differents. L'analyse par ch-deux a revele une dependance de la continuite des reponses a certaines questions avec les notes elevees. La discontinuite des reponses aux memes questions est liee aux notes moyennes et mauvaises. Les questions significatives portent sur la structuration du milieu scolaire et familial (attitudes adoptees par rapport a certains aspects de la vie scolaire e...
De la représentation du monde aux modèles précurseurs de la physique : fantômes dans la Zone du Développement Proximal des enfants de 5-6 ans
Les Dossiers Des Sciences De L Education, 2009
Résumé/Abstract Cet article est centrée à l&amp;#x27;étude de la construction par les enfants... more Résumé/Abstract Cet article est centrée à l&amp;#x27;étude de la construction par les enfants de 5-6 ans des modèles précurseurs (Lemeignan et Weil-Barais, 1993) des phénomènes physiques différents et, plus spécialement de celui de la formation de l&amp;#x27;ombre. On présente des exemples d&amp;#x27;une stratégie utilisée par les enfants pour construire un modèle précurseur de l&amp;#x27;ombre qu&amp;#x27;on appelle «prédiction-constat-interprétation» et on va essayer de: a) démontrer que la construction de ce modèle pourrait représenter une étape dans leur ...
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